Wow, these missionaries are so fun! We even had some special visitors...

We had another great week! Four days of interviews with amazing missionaries!  We did some in our home for those closer. We'd love to have them all here if it were not so far for them to travel. We may do more house visits next transfer.

 It was a bit warmer this week!  There were a few times of cold toes, but rare compared to last week.

 The two elders below both have mothers from the Philippines.  One is a cousin of a missionary in our mission from the Philippines.

 Some are not happy unless they can do a few things...

 What can be said more about this photo.  You can tell who's taking the picture based on who's missing...

 After a long day of interviews, sometimes it is fun to sit with them and just chat.  They are wonderful young people!

 The lone threesome in our mission right now.  They are such a delightful set of missionaries!

We could say something special about each one of these missionaries.  We have so much fun chatting and joking with them.  They literally occupied the entirety of our week, Tuesday through Friday with the last two being the Assistants to the President on Saturday.

Sunday was  amazing. After a great day of spiritual uplift, we had the opportunity visit with some wonderful individuals.  Many of our missionaries were able to participate as well.  The recording star Alex Boye (spelling miss I know) is in Korea for a few days to share his love for the gospel and to share his talent to lift and bless others.
Additionally, coming to welcome the 2018 US Olympic team members to Seoul is the 2014 Silver Medal winner, Noelle Pikus-Pace and her husband and designer of her sled, Janson.  She has a wonderfully inspirational story.

Alex Boye is an amazing performer. There's a wonderful story about him he tells in his fireside.  A little background can be found on YouTube: Alex Boye
He shared his life story and then performed several songs, one of which he performed with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir which was very touching: I want to walk with Jesus
We will have the opportunity to visit with him again this week.

The upcoming week is all about preparing for and announcing transfers.  Thirteen missionaries are leaving and five coming. That will affect many.  The blog update next week may be smaller.

We are so happy to be here!  How many times have we said that?   From our first day we have been incredibly  blessed and time is racing.  We so miss the ones who have finished their missions and returned home. We get to see a few periodically, but with most living in the US or other countries, the opportunities are few for another year plus.  We miss them all!